Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Essay

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy with or without adhesiolysis
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy or simply termed as gallbladder removal as the name suggest include removing the gallbladder with stones. The gallbladder is a small pear shaped organ that lies just beneath the liver. Gallbladder aids in the digestion process by collecting digestive enzymes (bile) produced in the liver and transports to the small intestine through narrow channels (bile ducts).
Reasons for gallbladder troubles.
• Formation of gallstones. These are hard forms of cholesterol and bile salts and get accumulated in the organ or in the duct thereby blocking the flow of digestive enzymes.
• Overweight
• Mostly found in older peoples.
Presence of Gallstones in the bladder or duct will block the flow of enzymes through bile duct to the small intestine which results in swelling, pain, indigestion and
The surgeon begins with a anesthetic to relax the body tissues and muscles. Once anesthetic begins it work, the surgeon inserts a cannula through which a laparoscope (instrument that has a telescope attached to a video camera) is inserted to have enlarged images of the organs. More elongated incisions are made through which the surgeon removes the bladder with specially designed instruments. The surgeon also inspects the bile duct for any gall stones by an x-ray (cholangiogram). If gall stones presence are detected in the bladder, they are also removed and later incisions are closed by surgical clips or stitches. The surgery generally last for one- two hours.
In some cases cholesystectomy can be accompanied by a medical condition termed as Adhesiolysis. This is a common complexity with patients that have undergone abdominal surgeries. Contrasting open surgeries, laparoscopic surgeries have low probability for